Keke Palmer Dedicates the MTV VMAs to Chadwick Boseman: 'His Impact Lives Forever'

Chadwick Boseman was remembered at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards on Saturday when Keke Palmer dedicated the show to the Black Panther actor who died on Friday from colon cancer at age 43. "We dedicate tonight's show to a man whose spirit touched so many," said Palmer.

"The world needs more superheroes," a title card read at the beginning of the segment, reports deadline.com.The tribute featured a clip of Boseman, who died at 43 after losing his battle to colon cancer, accepting the Best Hero award at the 2018 MTV Movie And TV Awards.Back in 2018, he used the award ceremony to put the spotlight on a real life hero."Receiving an award for playing a superhero is amazing," Boseman said in the clip."But, it's even greater to acknowledge the heroes that we have in

MTV VMAs brought some of the biggest names in music to the stage for a virtual awards show that raised the bar for event TV in the age of the coronavirus pandemic.

The MTV Video Music Awards were dedicated to Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman following his death aged 43.

Preparing to host the MTV Video Music Awards taking place Sunday night, the singer and actress Keke Palmer has been putting all of her talents to use. Her duties include “a little bit of everything,” she says.

Keke Palmer has officially kicked off the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards! The 27-year-old actress, dressed in a stylish, feather-fringed art deco flapper gown as she took to the digital stage, delivered a fun and impassioned opening monologue about the power of music to make cultural change.«This is incredible. I can't believe MTV asked me to host.

After dedicating the night's performances to the late actor Chadwick Boseman, the 2020 MTV Video Music Award host Keke Palmer turned to current events: The Black Lives Matter movement that has swept across the country in recent months. "With the Black Lives Matter movement, we've seen our generation step up, take to the streets and make sure our voices will be heard," she said during the first moments of the show.

Keke Palmer is ready for change. Are you? The singer and actress was one of the first faces we saw when the 2020 VMAs kicked off, and it was fitting — she is the show's host, after all.

Also Read: 'Black Panther' Director Ryan Coogler Honors Chadwick Boseman: 'I Haven't Grieved a Loss This Acute Before'The segment was followed by a longer segment during the first commercial break sharing Boseman’s acceptance speech from the 2018 MTV Movie & TV Awards.

NEW YORK -- “Black Panther” star Chadwick Boseman, whose death from colon cancer shocked fans, was honored at the MTV Video Music Awards as a hero in real life, not just on the big screen.Host Keke Palmer said the Sunday night awards show was dedicated to Boseman, who died at the age of 43 on Friday .Boseman had previously been honored by the MTV Movie & TV Awards in 2018 for his role as the Marvel Comics superhero.Palmer said Boseman was “a true hero, not just on screen but in everything he

MTV VMAs 2020 by paying tribute to Chadwick Boseman, who died on Friday (August 28).A tweet on the Black Panther star’s Twitter account confirmed that the acclaimed actor had died at the age of 43 after a four-year battle with colon cancer.Before the pre-recorded main ceremony began, a video message from host Palmer was played, dedicating the show to Boseman.“Before we get into the music tonight, we need to take the time to talk about the devastating loss of Chadwick Boseman, an actor whose

Black Panther. He died in his home, with his wife and family by his side.

The 2020 MTV Video Music Awards were dedicated to the late Chadwick Boseman.

Ellise Shafer editorHost Keke Palmer began this year’s MTV VMAs by dedicating the show to Chadwick Boseman, the late star of “Black Panther” who died on Friday at 43 due to colon cancer.“We dedicate tonight’s show to a man whose spirit touched so many,” Palmer said. “He is a true hero, not just on screen, but in everything he did.

2020 MTV Video Music Awards honored Chadwick Boseman two days after the Black Panther star lost his battle with cancer.“Before we get into the music tonight, we need to take the time to talk about the devastating loss of Chadwick Boseman, an actor whose talent and passion is a true inspiration to all the fans he touched and everyone he encountered,” Keke Palmer said at the top of the Sunday, August 30, ceremony, which she hosted.

Former Nickelodeon star Keke Palmer is set to host the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards, after the unfortunate cancellation of her midday talk show on ABC earlier this summer. Nevertheless, the multi-hyphenate talent, 27, has “got the bug” for hosting, and has no plans to quit anytime soon. “Keke would really like to do another talk show and that’s the direction she’d like to focus her career on right now,” a source close to the TV personality told HollywoodLife exclusively.